C Read the news article about the survivors of a fire. Circle the mistakes and correct them in the blanks below.
Richard and Zetta Gore lived in Paradise, California. It's a beautiful small town above a valley. The Gores had a beautiful house and great life. Every thing was wonderful until November 8, 2018. On that day, Richard was looked out of his bedroom window when he was seeing a strange grey sky. The sky was filled with smoke.
The Gores soon learnt that there was a wildfire in their town. They packed their car and tried to leave the town for someplace safer. But when they were drove out of the town, they got stuck in traffic. Everyone else tried to leave too!
While they was sitting in a traffic jam, the fire was came closer and closer. The Gores knew they were in serious danger. They decided to leave their car and escape on foot. Together, they ran away from the fire and started to climb down into the valley. As they were climbed down the steep hill, they hung on to bushes and branches. It wasn't easy, but they had each other.
After walking for many miles, they finally arrived at another town. They lost their house in Paradise, but at least they survived the wildfire.
(1) ______ (2) ______ (3) ______ (4) ______
(5) ______ (6) ______ (7) ______ (8) ______
答案：
(1) great life → a great life
(2) Every thing → Everything
(3) looked → looking
(4) was seeing → saw
(5) drove → driving
(6) was→ were
(7) was came → came
(8) climbed → climbing
Escape from danger
A Peter survived a fire on Saturday afternoon. Read his description of the experience and learn how to write about escaping from danger.
◆ Structure of the article ◆
Beginning: Set the scene. Introduce the place, time and type of emergency.
Main body { Talk about what you did first. Talk about what you did next.
Ending: Explain how the emergency ended.
B You live on the 12th floor of a building. You were home alone last Saturday afternoon when you smelled smoke. There was a fire on the 15th floor. How did you deal with this situation? Write about it.
It was four o'clock last Saturday afternoon. I was doing my homework alone at home on the 12th floor when I smelled something strange. Then I realized it was smoke. "A fire!" I thought. I felt scared but tried to stay calm.
First, I ran to the door and checked if it was hot. Luckily, it wasn't. I quickly got some wet towels and put them under the door to stop smoke from coming in. Next, I opened the window a little to get fresh air, but I didn't climb out because I was on the 12th floor. Then, I called 119 immediately. I told the firefighters my address, the floor I was on, and that the fire was on the 15th floor. They said they would come right away. After that, I called my parents and told them about the fire. They told me to stay safe and said they were coming home quickly. While waiting, I kept an eye on the door and window, making sure no smoke came in.
About ten minutes later, I heard the sound of fire engines. A short while after, firefighters came to my door and helped me get out of the building safely. My parents arrived soon too. They were worried but very proud of me. The firefighters put out the fire on the 15th floor. I was so glad that everyone was safe.
答案：It was four o'clock last Saturday afternoon. I was doing my homework alone at home on the 12th floor when I smelled something strange. Then I realized it was smoke. "A fire!" I thought. I felt scared but tried to stay calm.
First, I ran to the door and checked if it was hot. Luckily, it wasn't. I quickly got some wet towels and put them under the door to stop smoke from coming in. Next, I opened the window a little to get fresh air, but I didn't climb out because I was on the 12th floor. Then, I called 119 immediately. I told the firefighters my address, the floor I was on, and that the fire was on the 15th floor. They said they would come right away. After that, I called my parents and told them about the fire. They told me to stay safe and said they were coming home quickly. While waiting, I kept an eye on the door and window, making sure no smoke came in.
About ten minutes later, I heard the sound of fire engines. A short while after, firefighters came to my door and helped me get out of the building safely. My parents arrived soon too. They were worried but very proud of me. The firefighters put out the fire on the 15th floor. I was so glad that everyone was safe.
